Eligibility

We welcome applications from artists of all disciplines and practices. There are spaces for five or six artists per residency month. Applications should outline a clear reason for attending SSW, demonstrating an understanding and response to the location, critical programme and/or facilities. We warmly welcome international and collaborative applications.

Number of Participants

Our Summer Residency programme is for artists wishing to spend a month working on the development of their practice – whether this is for production, research or experimentation. The programme runs between June and September, with each group residency lasting four weeks. In each Summer Residency we welcome five or six artists, who are here alongside project artists and Open Access participants.

Deadline

March 02, 2020 12:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

March 13, 2020 00:00 UTC

Duration

June 08, 2020 - September 21, 2020

Costs

• £560.00 program fee (one-time)

Facilities

Ceramic Facility, Library, Sculpture Facility, Shared Studio, Wood Shop

Housing

Kitchen, Private Room, Shared Bathroom

Public Programs

Discussion, Group Dinners, Professional Development, Retreat, Self-Directed

Disciplines

Activists, Blacksmith, Ceramics, Collective, Conceptual Art, Curatorial, Digital Media, Drawing, Dreamers, Film, Installation, Interdiscplinary Arts, Intervention, Land Art, Makers, Metalsmith, Moving Image, Multimedia, Painting, Performance Art, Research, Scholar, Sculpture, Thinkers, Video Art, Visual Arts

Languages

English

Program Description

Coming together on residency at SSW, artists live and work on site and have daily access to our facilities coupled with support from our team. We aim to foster conditions for conversation, peer exchange and experimental making across a diverse range of processes and practices both those associated with contemporary sculpture and beyond. Whilst being focused on self-directed practice, the Summer Residency follows a loose structure of group work including activities to encourage exchange between residents and artist led activity; introductory group breakfasts and talks/exercises to share your work, studio sharings, communal dinners, collective walks, film and sauna nights. Residents are given the freedom to work in an open environment, and to develop dialogues with both peers and staff.